Prohibition Of Child Labour

Hello brother I want information on the prohibition and regulation act on child labour so please provide me the details?

Child labour is the practice of having children engage in economic activity, on part- or full-time basis.

Child labour in domestic work has been strictly banned by the Government, because of the increased cases of child abuse and sexual abuse of children especially girl child.


Prohibition And Regulation Act On Child Labour





Laws enacted to protect the rights of children which are as follows
The Child Labour Act, 1986
The Factories Act, 1948
The Mines Act, 1952
The Bonded Labour System Abolition Act

Constitutional provisions
Article 24 provides: strictly prohibits children to work in hazardous environment.

Article 21, 45 gives the right to education to all the children below the age of 14years.

Article 39 declares the duty of the State to provide the children a free and facilities to develop in a healthy manner and in conditions of freedom and dignity.

Causes
Poverty
Child trafficking
Ignorance of parents
Discrimination of gender

Uttar Pradesh has highest child labour cases
Uttar Pradesh has highest child labour cases in the country. As per the latest study, more than half of working children in India are concentrated in five states namely Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
These states account for more than 55 lakh of child workers. Out of these five states, only Uttar Pradesh has witnessed a growth in child labour by 13 per cent with one out of five child labourers in India belonging to the state

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